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> Yes, Apple sells a lot through the Apple Store in Norway, but do those stores make any profit? My mistake: I meant the App Store not a physical Apple Store.
by sleepyhead 11y ago
> Yes, Apple sells a lot through the Apple Store in Norway, but do those stores make any profit?
My mistake: I meant the App Store not a physical Apple Store. We are not worthy of that yet here.
- rahimnathwani 11y agoIs the App Store based in Norway? If not, why would it be subject to corporation taxes in Norway? Just because it has customers in Norway? Would you expect a SaaS provider in Norway to pay corporation taxes in the US just because it has customers there?
- sleepyhead 11y agoThis is exactly what the discussion regarding digital sales is about. Apple has set up their store in Ireland even though it is an American company. They have people employed in Norway and sell to Norwegian customers but pay no taxes as sales are made through Ireland. I expect that a company pay taxes where they realistically operate. I don't think it's fair to set up shell companies in countries where they have no real operations. A company uses a lot of state resources that are paid through taxes. Without contributing they are cheating the rest of the people in a country.
- rahimnathwani 11y ago"I expect that a company pay taxes where they realistically operate." Would you expect a SaaS provider in Norway to pay corporation taxes (i.e. a tax on company profits) in the US just because it has customers there? What about state and federal sales taxes? Would your answer change if the company were to have a single marketing employee based in the US? What if none of the company's customers are in Norway, but all are in the US? Should the company pay profits taxes in Norway, the US, both, or neither?